The weather around the train tracks was unpredictable. One second, the sky could be blue and clear; the next, a storm could bring torrential rain and lightning.
As the light outside dimmed, lightning flashed, and new Players boarded the train. Three of them entered Xu Huo's carriage. They looked exactly alike, wore identical clothes, and each carried a black metal case. They appeared side by side in the aisle, right in the path of a Player heading to the Restroom.
All three turned to look at him in perfect unison, as if he had bumped into each of them at once.
"What's the matter? Want me to make way for you?" the Player challenged them.
The three gave no response. They sat down one after another, took over a table, then placed their cases on it at the same time.
Triplets were nothing unusual in technologically advanced game worlds, but it was rare for three Players to stay so perfectly in sync that they seemed like robots.
Many people turned their attention to the cases in front of them.
Most items could be stored in an item slot or the Storage Compartment, while weapons weren't allowed on the train. So the cases must either contain something alive or hold special items too large to fit in an item slot or the Storage Compartment. Of course, the three might simply prefer to carry them around, but that did nothing to dispel the others' curiosity.
Xu Huo had been about to order food, but he stood and headed for the dining car at the back.
Only three people were eating in the dining car. Xu Huo had just ordered and sat down when more Players began to arrive. One of them took the seat across from him.
She was a female Player